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GENEVA – Heavy rains have ravaged 30 of Nigeria's 36 states. According to the government, over a million people have been affected, 269 lives tragically lost, and more than 640,000 have been displaced ...

It is common practice for UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and WFP, World Food Programme, to collaborate in some of the world’s most difficult humanitarian responses. While UNHCR is mandated to protect ...

A recent surge in mpox cases in Africa has raised concerns about its potentially devastating impact on displaced people living in crowded camps. Find out how UNHCR is working with partners to contain ...

Competing in six sporting disciplines in Paris, the Refugee Paralympic Team won its first-ever medals, showing the world what refugees with disabilities can achieve. Based in six countries, the team ...

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After her family’s life in Darfur was ripped apart by conflict, Tahani Hamid took a dangerous route to Libya, where nearly 100,000 Sudanese refugees have sought safety from the war.

Five years on from the launch of UNHCR’s Refugee Education Strategy 2030, this year's refugee education report reveals that while remarkable progress has been achieved in global refugee education and ...

In solidarity with the people of Bangladesh, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has rushed humanitarian relief items from its refugee stockpiles in the country to help people affected by the recent flash ...

More than half of Indonesia’s refugee population live in cities far from the capital Jakarta, where UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency’s office is located. For many of them this has meant making long and ...